Dutch Cabinet, before return, includes (seated, from left): War Minister van Lidth de Jeude, Foreign Minister van Kleffe...

Dutch Cabinet, before return, includes (seated, from left): War Minister van Lidth de Jeude, Foreign Minister van Kleffens, Premier Gerbrandy, Justice Minister van Angeren (now replaced by an underground leader), Water Level Minister Albarda, (standing, from left): van den Broek (Finance), Burger (Interior), Furstner (Navy), van Boeyen (Home), Kerstens (now resigned). After return the Queen will name a new premier responsible to survivors of old parliament and to underground groups until elections can be held. Dutch plan to give self-rule to their Caribbean islands and almost complete autonomy to their rich East Indies empire.